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Human Rights Watch Calls on Tribunal Judges to Resign
New York-based Human Rights Watch on Monday called on the investigating judges at the Khmer Rouge tribunal to “resign,” saying they had violated the legal and judicial duties set out by the UN-backed court in their investigation of two controversial cases. In a statement, the group said judges Siegfried Blunk and You Bunleng had failed to conduct genuine, impartial and effective investigations into Cases 003 and 004, which accuse five additional regime cadre of atrocity crimes. Continue reading
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Landmark UN Tribunal Opens in Cambodia
A United Nations-backed court in Cambodia has started a landmark trial of four senior leaders of the Khmer Rouge, the communist extremists whose bloody 1970s revolution killed nearly a quarter of the population. While the long-awaited trial has been welcomed by victims, they are also criticizing the court for alleged political interference that could limit any further prosecutions. Initial hearings opened Monday at the United Nations-backed trial of four surviving and highest ranking leaders of the Khmer Rouge. Continue reading
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Tagged association, Cambodia, cambodian-prime, cambodians, country, group, khmer-rouge, news, prosecutions, tribunal, united
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Cambodia Prepares To Deport ‘Mafia’ Suspects
The Cambodian government is prepared to deport 187 Chinese nationals that were swept up in a raid earlier this week. Officials at the Ministry of Interior said Friday Cambodia was cooperating with China’s Ministry of Public Security to return the group, which it characterized as part of a “mafia.” In all, about 500 people were arrested in a raid in the the coastal province of Preah Sihanouk, including nationals from Thailand, Taiwan, Malaysia and Indonesia. Continue reading
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Tagged chantharith, China, chinese, coastal, equipment, friday-cambodia, group, interior, internet, ministry, news, other-equipment, preah-sihanouk, taiwan
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Group Confirms Cluster Bomb Use by Thailand
An international anti-cluster bomb group has confirmed the use of the munitions by Thailand during border clashes with Cambodia in February. The Cluster Munition Coalition said it had investigated sites inside Cambodia where the munitions fell near Preah Vihear temple and found unexploded submunitions and fragments. At least two people were killed when they handled an unexploded bomblet that detonated and seven others have been injured in explosions, the group said in a statement Continue reading
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